Chapter 17 - The Exhumation Warrant
Two days later, Julian stood beside Prosecutor Richard Vance in the chambers of the State Supreme Court.
He presented Sarah's handwritten diary alongside the toxicology reports recovered from Victoria's hidden safe.
"Your Honor, we request an immediate emergency warrant for the exhumation of Sarah Vance's remains," the prosecutor urged.
The judge read the diary entries, his face growing dark with solemn gravity as he turned the pages.
"This court grants the exhumation order effective immediately," the judge declared, signing the parchment document.
"Forensic pathologists from the state medical examiner's office will perform the autopsy tomorrow at dawn," he added.
Julian walked out of the courthouse, feeling a heavy weight lifted from his heart for the first time in years.
He knew that once the autopsy confirmed thallium poisoning, Victoria would face the death penalty under Florida state law.
Senator Sterling watched from his limousine across the street, his hands gripping his leather cane until his knuckles turned white.
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He realized his family's political dynasty was crumbling into dust, torn apart by his daughter's insatiable greed.
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